There Are 59 Students in a Certain Class

Multiple Choice

There are 59 students in a certain class. The number of females is 5 less than three times the number of males. Find the number of females and the number of males in the class.

A) 16 males and 43 females
B) 44 males and 17 females
C) 43 males and 16 females
D) 44 males and 16 females
E) 17 males and 44 females